Newfoundland and Labrador
Gros Morne National Park Guide: Tablelands, Western Brook Pond and a 3-Day Plan
Freshwater fjords, the Earth's mantle laid bare and alpine summits: everything you need to plan Gros Morne National Park, with a 3-day…
Atlantic Canada & the Gaspé Peninsula
Plan your trip to Canada’s east coast
Road trips, day-by-day itineraries, national parks, beaches and lighthouses in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador and the Gaspé Peninsula — practical, verified and written from New Brunswick.
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Destinations
Five regions, one coastline
Start with a region guide: when to go, how to get there, the must-sees and our itineraries.
Road trips
Featured itineraries
Day-by-day routes with realistic driving times, where to sleep and what to book ahead.
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island Itinerary: 5 Days of Beaches, Lighthouses and Lobster
Five days around PEI: arrive by bridge, leave by ferry, and in between enjoy Charlottetown, the national park beaches, Green Gables, the…
New Brunswick
Bay of Fundy Travel Guide: Tides, Hopewell Rocks and a 4-Day Itinerary
The world's highest tides, explained: how to read a tide table, when to visit Hopewell Rocks, what to see in Fundy National…
Travel guides
Latest guides
New Brunswick
Things to Do in New Brunswick: 20 Highlights, Region by Region
Canada's only officially bilingual province, from the Fundy tides to the warm beaches of the Acadian coast and the Saint John River…
Nova Scotia
Cabot Trail Itinerary: 3 Days on Cape Breton’s Famous Loop
Three days on the Cabot Trail: the 298 km loop around northern Cape Breton, which direction to drive, the best hikes in…
Gaspé Peninsula
Gaspé Peninsula Road Trip: A 7-Day Itinerary Around Route 132
The classic loop around Québec's Gaspé Peninsula in one week: the Chic-Chocs, Forillon, Percé Rock and Bonaventure Island, Chaleur Bay and the…
Seasonal picks
This fall
Fall colours, fewer crowds and festivals — but check seasonal closures.
- Cabot Trail in colourFoliage usually peaks in early to mid-October in the Cape Breton Highlands.
- Celtic ColoursCape Breton’s Celtic music festival takes place in October.
- Chic-Chocs and MatapédiaMountain colours in the Gaspé from late September.